Chromosome healing, telomere capture and mechanisms of radiation- induced chromosome breakage

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Slijepcevic, P ^a   Bryant, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; TELOMERASE;

CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CYTOGENETICS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0002762828     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530098142653     Document Type: Review

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